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CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
147 AM CDT THU MAY 18 2017


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 2017...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1882 TO 2017


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         87    238 PM  92    2001  81      6       78       
                                      1988                          
  MINIMUM         67    658 AM  41    1973  60      7       59       
  AVERAGE         77                        70      7       69      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.06          3.68 1892   0.18  -0.12     0.09    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.06                      3.05  -0.99     3.26    
  SINCE MAR 1     12.87                     11.20   1.67    14.62    
  SINCE JAN 1     17.69                     16.77   0.92    16.77    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       12                         6      6        4       
  MONTH TO DATE   76                        73      3       42       
  SINCE MAR 1    196                       138     58       90       
  SINCE JAN 1    212                       139     73       91       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    34   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (200)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.2                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    73          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     37           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    55                                                       

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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   81        95      1956                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   60        41      1976                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 18 2017...........SUNRISE   611 AM CDT   SUNSET   817 PM CDT   
MAY 19 2017...........SUNRISE   610 AM CDT   SUNSET   818 PM CDT   

                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          




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THE ARKANSAS RIVER AT VAN BUREN 

                   OBSERVED      24 HOUR     24 HOUR
                    VALUE        CHANGE      FORECAST

 STAGE (FEET) 
  THIS MORNING       20.4         -0.5

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        -99 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT